Regional Release and Clearance of C-Type Natriuretic Peptides in the Human Circulation and Relation to Cardiac Function
Regional Release and Clearance of C-Type Natriuretic Peptides in the Human Circulation and Relation to Cardiac Function
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DOI:
10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.135608
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
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8.3
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Richards, A. Mark
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Palmer, Suetonia C.;Prickett, Timothy C. R.;Richards, A. Mark
Production and clearance of plasma C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) and amino terminal (NT)-proCNP immunoreactivity in the human circulation remain poorly characterized. Accordingly, we have measured arterial and venous concentrations of CNP and NT-proCNP across multiple tissue beds during cardiac catheterization in 120 subjects (age: 64.2 +/- 9.0 years; 73% men) investigated for cardiovascular disorders. The heart, head and neck, and musculoskeletal tissues made the clearest contributions to both plasma CNP and NT-proCNP (P < 0.05). Net release of NT-proCNP was also observed from hepatic tissue (P < 0.001). Negative arteriovenous gradients for CNP were observed across renal, hepatic, and pulmonary tissue (P < 0.05), indicating net clearance, whereas no tissue-specific site of NT-proCNP clearance was identified. Age, mean pulmonary artery pressure, left ventricular end diastolic pressure, Brandt score of myocardial jeopardy, and troponin I were independent predictors of circulating CNP levels in multivariable analysis. Sex and kidney function were independently predictive of arterial NT-proCNP. The proportional step-up of CNP (+60%) across the heart was less than for brain natriuretic peptide (+123%) but greater than for NT-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (+36%) and NT-proCNP (+42%; P < 0.001 for all). We conclude that cardiac and head and neck tissue are important sources of CNP. Circulating CNP but not NT-proCNP concentrations are related to cardiac hemodynamic load and ischemic burden. Although cardiac release is most evident, multiple additional tissues release NT-proCNP immunoreactivity without evidence for an organ-specific site for NT-proCNP degradation. Taken together, differences in magnitude and direction of transorgan gradients for CNP compared with NT-proCNP suggest net generalized cosecretion with differing mechanisms of clearance. (Hypertension. 2009;54:612-618.)